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lev·i·gate
(lĕv′ĭ-gāt′)tr.v. lev·i·gat·ed, lev·i·gat·ing, lev·i·gates
1.
a. To make into a smooth, fine powder or paste, as by grinding when moist.
b. To separate fine particles from coarse by grinding in water.
2. To suspend in a liquid.
3. To make smooth; polish.
adj. (-gāt′, -gĭt)
Smooth.
[Latin lēvigāre, lēvigāt- : lēvis, smooth; see lei- in Indo-European roots + agere, to make, do; see ag- in Indo-European roots.]
lev′i·ga′tion n.
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levigate
(ˈlɛvɪˌɡeɪt)vb
1. (Chemistry) (tr) to grind into a fine powder or a smooth paste
2. (Chemistry) to form or cause to form a homogeneous mixture, as in the production of gels
3. (Chemistry) (tr) to suspend (fine particles) by grinding in a liquid, esp as a method of separating fine from coarse particles
adj
4. (Chemistry) botany having a smooth polished surface; glabrous
5. (Botany) botany having a smooth polished surface; glabrous
[C17: from Latin lēvigāre, from lēvis smooth]
ˌleviˈgation n
ˈleviˌgator n
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lev•i•gate
(ˈlɛv ɪˌgeɪt)v.t. -gat•ed, -gat•ing.
to rub, grind, or reduce to a fine powder, with or without the addition of a liquid.
[1605–15; < Latin lēvigātus, past participle of lēvigāre to smooth, pulverize =lēv(is) smooth + -igāre v. suffix (compare fumigate)]
lev`i•ga′tion, n.
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levigate
Past participle: levigated
Gerund: levigating
| Imperative |
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| levigate |
| levigate |
| Present |
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| I levigate |
| you levigate |
| he/she/it levigates |
| we levigate |
| you levigate |
| they levigate |
| Preterite |
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| I levigated |
| you levigated |
| he/she/it levigated |
| we levigated |
| you levigated |
| they levigated |
| Present Continuous |
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| I am levigating |
| you are levigating |
| he/she/it is levigating |
| we are levigating |
| you are levigating |
| they are levigating |
| Present Perfect |
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| I have levigated |
| you have levigated |
| he/she/it has levigated |
| we have levigated |
| you have levigated |
| they have levigated |
| Past Continuous |
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| I was levigating |
| you were levigating |
| he/she/it was levigating |
| we were levigating |
| you were levigating |
| they were levigating |
| Past Perfect |
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| I had levigated |
| you had levigated |
| he/she/it had levigated |
| we had levigated |
| you had levigated |
| they had levigated |
| Future |
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| I will levigate |
| you will levigate |
| he/she/it will levigate |
| we will levigate |
| you will levigate |
| they will levigate |
| Future Perfect |
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| I will have levigated |
| you will have levigated |
| he/she/it will have levigated |
| we will have levigated |
| you will have levigated |
| they will have levigated |
| Future Continuous |
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| I will be levigating |
| you will be levigating |
| he/she/it will be levigating |
| we will be levigating |
| you will be levigating |
| they will be levigating |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
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| I have been levigating |
| you have been levigating |
| he/she/it has been levigating |
| we have been levigating |
| you have been levigating |
| they have been levigating |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
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| I will have been levigating |
| you will have been levigating |
| he/she/it will have been levigating |
| we will have been levigating |
| you will have been levigating |
| they will have been levigating |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
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| I had been levigating |
| you had been levigating |
| he/she/it had been levigating |
| we had been levigating |
| you had been levigating |
| they had been levigating |
| Conditional |
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| I would levigate |
| you would levigate |
| he/she/it would levigate |
| we would levigate |
| you would levigate |
| they would levigate |
| Past Conditional |
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| I would have levigated |
| you would have levigated |
| he/she/it would have levigated |
| we would have levigated |
| you would have levigated |
| they would have levigated |
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